Texas health officials continue to report issues with backlogged COVID-19 lab results, according to WFAA, a local ABC affiliate.

HHS appointed Perryn Ashmore acting CIO after Jose Arrieta's departure from the department Aug. 28.

Here are eight updates on Cerner's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in August.

Bre Loughlin, RN, left her post as a nursing innovation and product lead at Epic in May to launch a company that screens online for COVID-19 and offers other virtual nursing services, according to an Aug. 31 Wisconsin State Journal…

Utah Pathology Services began notifying 112,000 patients that their personal information may have been exposed after an unknown actor attempted to redirect funds from the Salt Lake City-based provider, according to an Aug. 29 KUTV report. 

When the COVID-19 virus hit Montefiore Health System, the New York City-based health system rapidly rolled out initiatives including telehealth visits, patient-facing chatbots and contactless care.

Researchers from State College-based Penn State University developed an algorithm to detect illicit online pharmacies, aiming to prevent consumers from taking misrepresented and potentially dangerous medications.

While a little more than one-third of hospital executives said their organizations have solved real-time data analytics challenges during the pandemic, 63 percent are still either working to or have not resolved issues, according to KLAS Research. 

Teladoc Health recently announced it is providing free, 24/7 telehealth visits to residents and first responders affected by the wildfires in the Western region of the U.S. as well as those impacted by Hurricane Laura across Texas and the Louisiana…

A Family Video in Kalamazoo, Mich., is offering customers telehealth visits, according to a report from WWMT West Michigan, a CBS affiliate.